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"\._ 4 l \i N ‘;______ fem WOWMSOW! C‘ 30600.9? Tint Heals Most. Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment £63 WWGWMOWMW CHAPTER XVI.-â€"â€"(Cont’d) Ackroyd had been busy in the City. He was now quite resolved that he 'would speculate no more. ‘To his delight the copper shares had risen a‘ little, and he hoped ‘that in- a ‘few weeks they would be at a sufficiently high price to 4allow him to realize, and retire. His business finished, he hadten-l. ed to his chambers, and there found Rebekah. In her hanrcl she held "the notes, and she mutely placed ‘lthcm on the table. Neither said a: word, but Ack- royd took his keys from his pocket and unlocked the safe. He pro- iduced the photographs,‘ which he ‘gravely handed h-er. He was not Iablo to keep his counltenance, for ghe blushed with shame as she pushed the notes towards him. He did not take them up, but allowed them to lie there. Rebekah examined the photo- graphs. Iyou are told. You love the man, iand through your love I will make “You are fond You cannot be cruel. Fall in with ‘my wish, and let us at onscc send out an announcement that the mar- riage will 'no't take place.” “Never l” he cried emphatically. “I swear that you shall marry Harecastle, and nothing shall turn line from my decision.” “I refuse," she answered proud! ly; “you will find that I, too, can be obstinate. I am‘ not your ldaughter for nothing. You can- not drag me to the church, besides you will have Lord Harecastle to ‘deal with.” “I can easily manage him,” he said'jeeringly, “and you will find that you, too, will have to do what you do my bidding.” He watched the mount ‘to h-er cheek. “I thought so. There’s a myS~ color slowly ltery somewhere, and you had bet- “Are these all?” she demanded "tor say What has happened.” burtly. ‘(Y_es',, “And there are no clthcrs in ex- istence'l” ‘(Nom.,, With a. sigh of relief she began ‘to tear them in'to little pieces. “I wish you every happiness, .Miss Josephs,” he said dilfidently. “In what l” she asked coldly. “In your marriage, of course," 'I'he replied with surprise at the question. She ga've him a look of contempt, , word left} I ‘ .' l She t1 avelled home as gag: {fshe drew back, for she thought that I “1n his anger he was about to strike and Mrs. l'lloldberg entered. fiher. He saw her action and he let 'ran forward when she saw that don Standard. Suddenly he be- Rebekah was in tears, and took "and wilthout another "him. -a's h-er car could ‘take her. "found awaiting her a telegram from Lord Harecastle to say that he would arrive some time in the af- g-her arm fall. “I have already told you,” she lsaicl wearily, “and you must re- :concil-e yourself '20 the marriage lbcing broken off.” “You’ve given no reason, abso- “- M “Why do you tell me this 1” she gasped. . “I aim merely telling you the rea- hon that I shall give to the world ‘for the breaking off of the mar- riage. My discovery in timei of this treachery rendered such a marriage impossible. I could not allow my daughter to ally herself lvfth the son of a man who had been guilty o'f such dastardly con- lluct.” Hestopped to watch the effect of his words, and by the .‘blanch- ing of her cheeks he saw that his of mo, father. shot had hit the mark. “Do you understand now 2” he asked with a malevolent smile. “You can’t mean it. Such an Yact would be infinitely worse than lthe Earl's, bad as that was. Say you don't mean it,” she pleaded. She dropped on her knees beâ€" 'sidc him, and buried her face on his knees. “You are doing more than you think, father. - You are robbing :you-rself of my love for you. Don’t' he so cruel, dear. I a'm only a girl, amd I’m all that you have. Do be kind to me.” “Will you marry him?” he in- histed more quietly. “I can't; oh, I can’t. Don’t you understand? I appeal to you, to bhc memory of my mother whom (you loved. Dorn’t do this base ldeed. Let us go away together. I lwill be content to live with you al- ways, and I will lavish my love on you. You shall never have cause ‘for complaint. Just grant me this one wish.” Sobs broke from her and she clutched at his hand. “I am trying to save) my love 'for you, don’t kill it utterly. Let ‘lutely none. I demand to kDOW,” {1119 be your little girl again, I,“ iii-e cried furiously. “An-d I refuse to tell you,” she answer-ed defiantly. She understood that a. meek and ' pleading attitude was not one with change inc. l-Whlcll her falther ShOlll-Cl b0 Ill-Eb, be sensible?” he asked coldly, ‘and she determined to brave him. “You shall tell me,” he shouted move you? lnoarsely. mover want to be anything else.” He shook her from him and rose to his feet. . “It is of no use. Nothing will Have you decided to that will “Can I say nothing me to desperation?” she He seized her by ‘the arm, and hoarggly_ g la ' _-‘ _ l v i 1 ternoon and that the Earl wouldfim'me calm, and Slttmg down, mo her 1n her 3411113- ‘.accompany him. The news gave 'lher no pleasure, but only addedl _ {began quietly. {desire to see him until she had me temper, but you must own that »ed. . I ry Harecastle. The sooner that was over the haven’t been a bad sort of father to thing about it?” ."to her difliculltios, for she had no had her ‘talk with her father. Iltioned Rebekah to a chair. “What is the matter, dear “l” she “Let us talk it over calmly,” he 41-8de tenderly. “I am sorry I los‘ ‘I have reason. Conic, dear, lib-otter, and she hastened to her fa- you, have I?” ‘lthcr"s library. H-e was Writing at This table and glanced up as she 'ienltered. “Where have you-been ‘2” he ask *ed pleasantly. (‘N0‘I) “Then trust me. is wrong. I may be able to set matters right. I am sure you love him, so it can’t be that. “Father, I cannot marl};i Lord is it?” 7) Harecastle, she said firmly. Joel leapt ‘to his feet, and look- AFB W9 ROI? allowed t0 change Olll‘ lthe first that I did not like this led at her in consternation. CHAPTER, XVII. “What do you mean, child? You are ma'd l” J oel cried furiously. “N0. I am quite sane, but I am igoing to- ask Lord I-Iarecastle toldior ~lgive me my freedom,” Rebekah replied firmly, and with a brave ‘500k alt her father. “Put it down ‘to a woman’s whim. “Matter enough,” Joel answer- “o'ho says that she won’t mar- Do you know any- “No, Joel, butIam not sorry to hear 1t,” Mrs. Goldberg answered Tell me what ‘firmly. Rebekah gave a cry of joy. “You will support me, aunt. I! What can’t marry him. I really can’t. 7’ Yin-d father wants to force me to. “Shame! Joel. I told you from . . ,, _ ._ . . lminds? she answeled With an at- engagement, and I’m not surpr1s~ tempt at playfulness that pitiful in the extreme. (‘NO ‘Everything has been arrange-d; the ljSlJa'nd this, Rachel. llawyers have prepared the deeds; “you to encourage‘ Rebekah i'Il h-eri d Wolverholme comes to-day; ‘disobedience. llloyalty has consented to be our-“Cd together for many years and guests on the day of the wedding. W0 have not quarrelled. lYou are not some .unknown Miss us commence now.” r- “You haven’t spoken ‘to him, iwhose marriage 1s of little account. . . . l . ' - . ‘then g” he broke 1n quickly, and You have been paragiaphed and.thart I_sa1d Just now,” he continu- . his route expressed great relief. 1 “Ho 1s coming here lbhis after- Invent you are deemed DIG of filoiilmvl? 1the room ‘n a cw .ac e.. ‘noon, I shall ask him then. thought it better to tell you first,” she said with a wistful glance. I luckiest girls photographed. At the present mo- living. l'days you will be able to call your- ;sellf ‘My lady.’ _ - v . J) “I am very glad you did” 11.9.5011 Want? 7 “Iti 'tll"flfl‘l"”- l " - '- 'lll d S I10 1156' a sing, at 161. ()1 her brother not to cross him 1n fine horses 1:1 =1 propel y 3a @1108 said grimly. “You had belttcr un- What more can Iily at Rebekah, a world of pity in was ed to hear this.” “She shall marry him. “It would Not in a. matter like this, ch as well that you should under- And I forbid You and I have liv- “liealize that I mean every word l “Please a moment,- ed, turning to Rebekah. for l Mrs. Goldberg looked hesitating- 'her eyes, but she knew sulliment Iderstand that you must do noth- iNo-thing you can my Will alter my this mood, so she went out with a ‘ I I V‘ \| ' . ,) ling of the kind. Your marriage qdeteimination. ,, . . . . We shall see, he.- cried Vindic- niece. lshall take place.’ ’ He spoke with fierce dctermina- tiv-ely. _ ition, but Rebekah faced him un- me an 1ndulg-ent father. =5iiiiich-ingly'. “I have quito made up my mind, 'fath-er. Won’:t you consider my lhappiness 'l I should be utterly; “S0 far you have found . Every firmly. .baickward look of concern at her “This is the position.” Joel said “Yo-u can break off this 'caprlce and whim. has been grati- ‘lmigu'yiagc if you like. I give you a llleld as soon as expressed. now I shall show the reverse. of the lpicturc. I repeat to you in cold ‘miserable if I married Lord Hare-lI'YMOd $3,113‘; you shall marry Hare- bas'tlc; surely you don’lb want'l'laigtle- _ "that,” she said pleadingly. She shook her head wearily. She saw at once that she might “But you will,” ho continued in ‘as well have remained silent, forlii 001d, cutting voice, “and I know "Joel was eyeing her sternly. 'how to make you. You love him, “Pray what reason have you forlli'hflvt is sure. Very well. Break ‘this sudden change Z'” he asked“)ff the marriage. DO it” coldly. “Please rem-ember thatl “I am $0 glad, father. I knew "the marriage is to take place in a3 ‘that you could not be so unkind as ‘lfew days’ ‘time. Some of Ibhelito force me into it,” she said joy- lgues'ts are arriving this evening;ll51111.l'- you have received numberless pre-l, “Yes. Break off the marriage, seats. The idea is impossible. Bel and I will announce to the world .vsonsiblc, my child.” ‘the reason.” ' ‘ Ho wound up less angrily, and “We can make “P some excuse,” Rebekah hoped that he was relent- S118 said quickly. ing. “No, my reason is ‘to hand. Just “I should be miserableâ€"â€"utterly listen t‘0 a. little IliStOW,” he 00n- lilf I married him,” sh-c repeatedl'tinued, and his voice was COI'dly ldully. I 1 threatening. ‘ “You must be frank with me. Rebekah could 110i’ repress a 'What is actuating you in this?‘ istart. H61‘ hope was dashed ‘t0 There must be something,” he a-skâ€" lthe ground a'nd sh-c dreaded to hear ed sharply. ‘.whait was coming. _ “Only that I have suddenly rea- “Some thirty years 3180 Lord dized its impossibility,” she an- 'Wolverholme was sent to St. Pet- 'swer-c-d slowly. orsburg to make an agreement for “Has Harecastle been speakiiigflihe British Government, ‘I won’t lto you ‘Z Is it anything that he has l give you details, but 1t 15 Bufiici- ‘said or done?” lent to 'say that he sold his coun- She shook her head in reply and ‘try; that he was an infamous trai- ‘approached her father. She laid rtor, and that if it were knOWD he ‘her hand on his shoulder. WOllld ‘be hounded t0 death.” But free hand. In ‘the event of your l ‘doing so, I shall immediately give ‘were _.., _ -~ ,4 mum, 4 v _ I forth the reason that I told.you. Such an announcement would 'na- turally ruin Hare-castle. You don’t want to injure him, do you ‘2” She shook hcr head, and a. cowed look came into her eyes. “I thought not. All you have to do is to marry him. Will you do so?” he asked quietly. - “I must,” she answered in des- peration. “You leave mo no al- ternative, but you have broken my heart, father.” She burst into a flood of tears and rush-ed from her father’s pres- once. Alone, Joel did not feel pleased with himself. He hated having to take such a stand, but he felt that he would do so again should occa- sion arise. He realized thwt there was something contemptible and paltry in bullying a girl with such a threat. But such was the nature of the man; he could not see that he was ruining his d-aughter’s hap~ piness by forcing her into this marâ€" riage. He had arranged it only clfter much strenuous exertion, and a great expenditure of money, and why should he forgothe lfruits of victory when they were so ripe for plucking? . Her app-cal to the memory of his wife had touched him, just for ‘the l Do you wish to drive breathing Space. . cried'proportlonate, Within limits, to the ' mg moment; but he had conquered the feeling with an effort. Yes. would pursue his course to the bit- ter end, be the result what it Inlght. ' A knock at the door called him from his unpleasant thoughts. A servant entered. “Lord Wolverholme,” nounced, and the peer slowly in. ' “I have come earlier than I ex- pected, Joel. I suppose I’m none th'e less welcome.” '“I am glad to see you about again Wolverholme. You are looking much better.” “Pm beginning to feel quite fit. How is Rebekah? I haven’t seen her yet.” “She's very well,” Joel replied. “She was here a minute ago. Where’s Cyril?” “He came down with me. I sup- pose he must be looking for your daughter. That's the natural thlng-for him ‘to do, isn’t it’! When he went into the drawing-room, I thought I would come along to you.” The Earl made himself comfor- table in a chair, and took a cigar from the box that Joel handed to him. “I am really feeling very happy, Joel. All my wishes seem to be gratified. I only want to liv-c to see a. grandson, and hold him just once in my arms, and I shall die content.’ ’ “Don’t talk of dying. You’ve years of liife before you yet, if you take care of yourself,” Joel said heartily. (To be continued.) “dc DRIVE 1N RUSSIA. he an- walked CGIZN'I'RY Speed Preportionate to Price- “Through Village” Roads. The Russian popular idea of driv~ ing horses it to flog them along mile after mile without a moments The speed is price paid, but the horses are never At ‘that moment the door opened at any speed allowed to slacken, She writes a correspondent of the Lon- Th-c high road to Ruza runs in a series of up and downs like an end- less “switchback,” yet the “jam- shirk” (driver) never once allowed his horses to rush the last of a dc- clivity to carry them up the next rise, but kept thcpace steady up hill or down, a regular rate of one vorst in live minutes. He .. We insisted l'flgures (9n the Farm COST OF RAISING A COW. A great deal of profit is lost‘ on account of failure to figure the cost of handling live stock, or rather, we should say, if we stopped t0 figure what it ‘costs to feed a cow or raise a. calf we would be awaken~ ed to the value of raising a better class of stock which would in turn mean increased profits. Any farmer will agree that the keeping of live stock on our farms is nec- essa‘ry for the maintenance of fierâ€" tility. This is one step in the right direction. However, after once de- termining on a system of diversified farming and the keeping of live stock, the farmer should endeavor to grade up his herd by the use of pure-bred sires until his cattle atl- tain a quality which will give him dollar for dollar for feed consum- ed. Thene is more money in sell- ing grain than feeding to some classes of stock. The Michigan Experiment Sta- =tion kept an accurate ‘account of the expenses of feeding a. dairy calf for one year from the date of its birth. The amount of feeds used in that time was 381 pounds of whole milk, 2,568 pounds of skim milk, 1,262 pounds of silage, 210 pounds of bet pulp, 1,254 pounds of hay, 1,227 pounds of grain, 147 ‘pounds of roots, 14 pounds of al- falfa meal and 50 pounds of green corn. The grain ration was com‘ posed of three parts each of corn and oats, and one part of bran and .oil meal. The calf weighed 800 pounds as a yearling, and the cost of the feed was just $28.55. This calf was, of course, well raised, which is the only kin-d of raising that pays. Ex-ch. Hoard, of Wisconsin, who has had yea-rs of experience in handling dairy stock, estimates that it costs about $50.00 to raise- a two-year-old heifer under aver- age farm conditions, and that it costs $40.00 a year to keep a cow when she is in milk. Here are two views ‘on the cost of raising calves and an estimate of the co-st of keeping a cow. Apply these figures, or your own in case of a difference several times on giving the poor 0f opinion, to'your herd and sec brutes a few yards at a walk, but at last had to acquiesce in the cus- tom of the country, with the result that at Ruza it seemed better to take another team for the remain- ' four miles across country. The way now lay over what are called “through village” roads. These are simply a tract of Mother Earth bounded on one, sometimes 0n both sides by a rough ditch, and only otherwise differentiated from the surrounding arable land by the surface being out up by wheels in- Do.n’1;1c*lstead of ploughs~and the Russian u)“ l plough hardly cuts a deeper furrow in tho fields than wheeled traffic on such a “road.” In order properly to understand some of tho conditions of rural life in Russia it is necessary to travel in the simplest manner of the native; our impressions of the same road when we returnedbehind a pair of carriage with a sufliciency of springs were wholly misleading, 1f more enjoyable. s‘) SO EXPLICIT. The tradesman had rendered his Tbill, waited a month, and then wroto:- . “Pleas-e, sir, I want my bill.” Eack came the bill with these lwo-rd-s :â€"-â€" “Certainly; here it is.” The bill was again return-ed, and in a month the tradesman again wrote:- “Kindly send me the amount of ‘my bill.” And the answer came-promptly ‘and polit-ely:â€" . “Certainly. It is $15.60.” The t'hird month the tradesmau again wrote :- “Will you send me.- a cheque for rthe amount of my bill 'l” The answer came, with a blank, unsigned cheque :â€"â€" “Certainly. Here is the cheque. I have kept the amount o-f your bill.” The fourth ‘month thetradesman wrote:-â€" “I want my bill paid.” And the answer came back:- “So do I.” Th'cn the tradesmen gave it up. “If you wants to see de bright side 0' life,” said Uncle Eben, “y<,)u’s got to be willin’ to put in n. liijtl-c patience an’ hard work to help liccp it polished up.” l if your cattle ‘are paying market prices for the feed consumed. It is the best illustration we know of for urging the interest of good blood and good cane, the two great essentials in the profitable hand- ling of live stock. . Employ a first-class Sire, breed up your cows, raise alfalfa, test your cows and watch the effects of the feed to get best results. M COST OF PRODUCING MILK. Aft-er a years observation. with the herd at Cornell University ex- periment station, H. H. Wing, pro- fess-or of dairy husbandry, reaches the following conclusions: “1st. With a fairly good herd, carefully fed and kept, milk ‘can be produced for sixty-five cents per cwt., and fat for sixteen cents per pound for the cost of food con- sumed. 2nd. That individuals of the same breed vary more widely in milk and butter production thand the breeds themselves. ' ' 3rd. The large animals consumed less pounds of dry material per 1,000 pounds liv-e weight .p-elr day than did the smaller animals. 4th. That in general. the best yields of fat were obtain-ed from cows that gave at least a. fairly large flow of milk. 5th. In general, tliel‘cows co-n- suming the most food produced ‘both milk and fat at the lowest rate. 6th. For the production of milk and fat there is no food so cheap as good pasture grass.” . Note particularly “6th.” Thls being the case does it not stand to reason that the best results 1n» winter months- must come-from feeding the nearest approach to green pasture grass ‘Z And 1s that not silage and properly 'cured al- falfa? Two years ago there were in Blackhn'wk county, Iowa, ltwo silos, while to-day there are sev- enty-five. ._'___/!< Customcr--“What do you mean by selling me that stuff you called flair-r-estorer, and telling me it would restore my head to its ori- ginal condition?” Chemist -â€"â€" “Didn7t you like it 2” ' Custom/e"- “No, I didu’t. If.I had kept on muc'h longer I should have; been. en- tirely bald. Original condition, indeed!” are born bald. sir. original condition.” Chemist-“lliost people That is inc <nluun. . - ‘ '1. a ‘s;